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All....we need to protect our first amendment rights. Contact your state legislatures and tell them you want Virginia to be an Anti-SLAPP state.

No one should be fearful of expressing their opinion or posting facts -- even if those facts are uncomfortable or unpleasant.

There is a lot of rhetoric for first amendment protections but any lawyer or company with lawyers on retainer can completely trample your rights.

Anti-SLAPP protects those expressing their rights by allowing the defendant to come before the judge before time and money is spent -- and show the court that you are being sued for merely expressing same and that the plaintiff is simply using big guns to control you.

Anti-SLAPP legislation is a much needed protection.

Thinking of setting up a grass roots effort vis a vis blog to petition for this.

I, for one, have met with my legilstures -- asked that this legislation be put before the general assembly.

speakclearly Wrote:
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> Do your homework before you post please
>
> McCarthy WAS LEISER'S ATTORNEY, NOT the person who
> made the racist comment! McCarthy made no comments
> "in anger".

Regardless, it doesn't speak well of McCarthy that he would handle a case that rests on a statute so obviously repugnant to the First Amendment.

McCarthy left Leiser's firm. Leiser filed a suit against McCarthy and another defendant who I believe is McCarthy's wife. The suit alleged something about causing a loss of business by getting the other lawyers to leave the firm -- it went on and on so I can't recall all the details. From what I recall, the suit against the female defendant was dismissed and the other was nonsuited but then refiled.

McCarthy has hired a lawyer to represent him in this case.
Phillip Leiser; Leiser, Leiser Hennessey.........

It is sad that this man is known for his shady practice. He may be a very good lawyer and know the law but to me after looking at the Donna Fell case and seeing that it was originally filed in Virginia Beach simply screams corruption to me. I am from Virginia Beach and I know that the judicial system, law enforcement, and local government are corrupt.

Donna is a victim and Leiser should know better. His suit held no real value and he knew it, the fact that he sued 6 times and got the same verdict each time simply showed that he was going to cost her time and money. I will never use this lawyer or firm and will never recommend them to anyone. In fact I will advise them to stay away....

In the trial held this week, Leiser lost against the pro se defendant. The lawsuit brought by Leiser was time barred. This lawsuit was originally filed out of venue (in Arlington) and the pro se defendant had to go to Arlington and have it moved to the correct venue,Fairfax County GD Court, where it was heard and disposed of. BUT....Leiser noted his appeal. Leiser is suing for something like $750.00. If he perfects this appeal, the pro se litigant will need to defend herself in Circuit Court.

I want to thank R6 for expressing concern. All is well with me. Fortunately, none of this cost me a penny for I had insurance that covered my defense. I do, however, continue to review case filings to ensure I am not being sued again in some other venue.

Leiser is still practicing law. I went into the various court sites and don't see many cases with his name or his firm identified so don't know how active he is. Would love to know what happened to the Fairfax Circuit suit he filed against his previous partner and/or employee (McCarthy) and McCarthy's wife. Fairfax Circuit cases aren't on line so would have to take a trip to the courthouse to read the file.

Do know that this thread which was started years ago still comes up as number one hit when googling his name.

I am presently in Litigation against Leiser Leiser and Hennessey. I read the Donna Fell Case at the courthouse. It appears that Both Donna and Myself have made the same allegations with regard to his "inclusion clause" of his retainer agreement. My case number is 2011-13795 in the Circuit court

I read through the case no.s 2006-7498 and 2007-1187 when I filed my opposition to Leiser, Leiser and Hennessey's demurrer, scheduled to be heard May 18th 2012. It appeared that the case was decided against her in General District Court and subsequently it was moved to Circuit Court where it was decided against her Res Judicata. In mY case 2011-13795 I filed my Malpractice action against him before he filed his against me, so The GDC court ruled against Leiser until he gets a release from the Circuit Court.

Leiser used the same Retainer agreement with her as he used with me. Donna Fell alleged that he told her one thing, That he would take the case on a contingency basis at her initial consultation and then, as she was crunched on time in the matter she brought to Phillip to help her file on time, he asked her to pay a retainer, the $4,000.00. the Clause Leiser used in that written retainer agreement was ..."this Agreement constitutes the entire Agreement between the parties; there are no additional oral or written agreements contrary to the terms expressly set forth herein. There have been no promises or representations made by the Firm other than those contained in this written agreement. Client understands that the firm cannot guarantee any specific outcome in this case but that the firm will exercise its best efforts to obtain a result that is satisfactory to Client."

In my case He told me he would contact a specific witness and see if a alteration made on a credit application by a car salesman to make sure a fraudulent deal would go through was a crime.

In the Donna Fell case, he told her that he would take her case on a contingency basis.

Both Fell, and I pled that he told us one thing and turned around and argued his "Inclusion clause," which is ambiguous to what is its intended meaning, to absolve him of his duty of care as a professional Lawyer which was stated with his spoken word.

Hey Phil, how many checks did you accept? Insanity is doing the same thing overand over and expecting a different result. From your bio, you graduated from a bottom tier law school. Maybe that is why you are doing bottom tier cases. My guess is that you are hoping for that one big payout, at the expense of your clients. YOU SIR ARE THE REASON WHY EVERYONE HATES LAWYERS and i can't say that I blame them.

Phillip Leiser --- what an embarassment to the legal profession. Donna came out of this entire mess unharmed even after being sued so many times -- there were even lawsuits filed against her in Virginia Beach. I think the total Leiser sued her for was something like 2.6 million.

What's really funny is that neither of the Leisers, or Hennessy, practice criminal/traffic defense in Fairfax. Somebody should ask Phillip Leiser when was the last time he even represented a client in Fairfax traffic court.

Yet this cheeseball is proclaimed "Best of the Best" in the category of Fairfax Reckless Driving.

Isn't is a violation of the Virginia Rules of Professional Conduct to call yourself the "best?" And by paying someone to make that statement, isn't the attorney essentially making the statement himself through an agent?

Courthouse Wrote:
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> This cheesy lawyer is at it again.
>
> http://www.beaumontenterprise.com/business/press-r
> eleases/article/Fairfax-Criminal-Lawyer-Best-of-th
> e-Best-4166852.php#ixzz2HD5lMGYF
>
> What's really funny is that neither of the
> Leisers, or Hennessy, practice criminal/traffic
> defense in Fairfax. Somebody should ask Phillip
> Leiser when was the last time he even represented
> a client in Fairfax traffic court.
>
> Yet this cheeseball is proclaimed "Best of the
> Best" in the category of Fairfax Reckless
> Driving.
>
> -Courthouse
>
> By the way, this "award" was created by his
> website developer.

LoserLawyer Wrote:
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> Phillip Leiser is a poor excuse for a lawyer.
> Looks like his suing clients came to an end when
> Donna fought back. Thank goodness consumers can
> now do research before hiring a professional.

all money ties in the past between litigants AND THE GOV have to be plainly expressed AT THE VERY BEGINNING OF THE SUIT

Donna Wrote:
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> I was sued by my lawyer, Phillip Leiser, for
> breach of contract. Of course, I did not breach
> the contract and probably neither did the other 57
> people he sued making the same claim. In my case,
> he lied about the representation he would provide.
> I am not a person who doesn't pay my bills and I
> certainly did not owe him any more than the amount
> I paid. THe legal system, however, is not geared
> for the pro se litigant and he won -- with the
> exception that the judge ordered that $1K be
> returned to me for errors made on his part and for
> which I was billed. In any case, he has verbally
> assaulted calling me a number of not so nice names
> -- this assault was so bad that I had to ask a
> sherrif's deputy to accompany me on the elevator
> -- from where Phillip escaped on the very next
> floor. He was intimated by the presence of the
> deputy -- Now, I am suing his law firm for
> violation of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act.
> I filed, pro se, in general district court but he
> had it removed to circuit court. What a mess --
> I'll probably lose but I certainly am giving it a
> fighting chance.

it's not pro-se litigation - which technically is NOT allowed

it is A CROSS CHARGE. when charges are brought against you, you have the legal right to cross-charge. every case there are two litigans: in civil court the prosecution/defendant scenario is really rare that the defendant would have no charges against the other LITIGANT

however, fx co gov pretends cross-charges are not allowed (ie, to help their political friends use the court as a monologue to rake in money for political friends)

you were no doubt blocked from cross-charging, or equally the same any complaint you did have prosecution was not made to answer, and so you fairly are allowed to prosecute pro-se

legally, if a party prosecute another in court they also invite all pending cross-charges against themselves

i'm unsure what your trying to achieve if $1,000 that was over-billed was already awarded to you. usually if any compensation is given so is a small ammount for lost time and gas money

if a state or county (not an individual) demands you in court an looses: VA State law says clearly they owe at least gas money

Certain firms engage in the kind of no holds barred-roll in the mud-fight til the bitter end and to hell with the collateral damage litigation that even lawyers believe makes their profession look bad. Those firms are however exactly the kind of law firm that many clients want...until they see the littered landscape their victory has won them. At that point those clients also find out the firm that fought viciously for them is willing to be even more vicious when it comes to collecting their fees.

A good way to get to a lawyer who is threatening you is to move the discussion to the wall of their Facebook page.

Invade their social media. They find verbal fighting without the protection of the court very distasteful, and the prospect of their friends and family seeing what absolute assholery makes up their lives.

Donna Wrote:
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> I was sued by my lawyer, Phillip Leiser, for
> breach of contract. Of course, I did not breach
> the contract and probably neither did the other 57
> people he sued making the same claim. In my case,
> he lied about the representation he would provide.
> ...In any case, he has verbally
> assaulted calling me a number of not so nice names
> -- this assault was so bad that I had to ask a
> sherrif's deputy to accompany me on the elevator
> -- from where Phillip escaped on the very next
> floor. He was intimated by the presence of the
> deputy --

Is it worth it Wrote:
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> Certain firms engage in the kind of no holds
> barred-roll in the mud-fight til the bitter end
> and to hell with the collateral damage litigation
> that even lawyers believe makes their profession
> look bad. Those firms are however exactly the
> kind of law firm that many clients want...until
> they see the littered landscape their victory has
> won them. At that point those clients also find
> out the firm that fought viciously for them is
> willing to be even more vicious when it comes to
> collecting their fees.

Phillip Leiser doesn't like this site because it exposed him for being a cuckold when someone found and reposted his wife Karen Leiser's Craigslist ads seeking casual sex partners. Phillip Leiser was also in the Ashley Madison membership list that was posted here.

Donna Wrote:
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> I was sued by my lawyer, Phillip Leiser, for
> breach of contract. Of course, I did not breach
> the contract and probably neither did the other 57
> people he sued making the same claim. In my case,
> he lied about the representation he would provide.
> I am not a person who doesn't pay my bills and I
> certainly did not owe him any more than the amount
> I paid. THe legal system, however, is not geared
> for the pro se litigant and he won -- with the
> exception that the judge ordered that $1K be
> returned to me for errors made on his part and for
> which I was billed. In any case, he has verbally
> assaulted calling me a number of not so nice names
> -- this assault was so bad that I had to ask a
> sherrif's deputy to accompany me on the elevator
> -- from where Phillip escaped on the very next
> floor. He was intimated by the presence of the
> deputy -- Now, I am suing his law firm for
> violation of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act.
> I filed, pro se, in general district court but he
> had it removed to circuit court. What a mess --
> I'll probably lose but I certainly am giving it a
> fighting chance.

His firm recently won a landmark claim against a cyber bully, setting new legal precedent! I expect to see him serving on the US Supreme Court within the next decade.

We all know that Wrote:
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> only a crazy person Wrote:
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> -----
> > Would hire that money grubbing Jew
>
> One already did and blew over $100k just to have
> the entire lawsuit thrown out when the defendant
> filed bankruptcy. It’s a really funny epic fail
> if you haven’t already heard.

according to a 60 min. report, that depot is where nigs begin stealing goods - they (had) broken the CSX security system and were walking off with cargo before it even got to stores - raising the price on consumers, LOWERING what ever got to the fairfax area

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what does the lawyer say about goods steering (besides picked winners in gov) ?